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Observational evidence for dust growth in proto-planetary discs |
| Volume: |
414, Cosmic Dust—Near and Far |
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99 |
| Authors: |
Meeus, G. |
| Abstract: |
he dust in the interstellar medium, that provides the material for forming stars—and circumstellar discs as a natural by-product—is known to have submicron sizes. As these discs are the sites of planet formation, those small grains are predicted to grow to larger entities when the stars are still young. I will review evidence for the first steps in grain growth in proto-planetary discs around young stars, based on recent Spitzer and ground-based infrared observations. First, I will discuss disc and dust properties in Herbig Ae/Be stars, and then move to the lower-mass T Tauri stars and the brown dwarfs. Here, objects of different star-forming regions are compared, and the influence of the stellar parameters and environment on dust evolution, as witnessed by the observed dust characteristics, is discussed. |
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